{"author_link":"\/author\/leparlon\/","author_name":"leparlon","author_uid":"15043","comments":[{"author_name":"lalanl","author_uid":"19437","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 6:28am","epoch":1377498180,"text":"The controls felt nice, and the sounds were funny. When the lag was long, it made me feel a bit drunk and frustrated. Effective concept!"},{"author_name":"itidus21","author_uid":"27289","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:16am","epoch":1377501060,"text":"The graphics in this are breathtaking nature scenes.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The concept of the lag greatly increases the challenge and makes the infinite lives all but necessary.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As I played I started to think it's probably a good strategy to get the distant eggs first since the last egg you get will be under the most lag.  But it's so tempting to get the nearest ones first."},{"author_name":"Spotline","author_uid":"11703","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1377526980,"text":"Hahaha fun idea, well executed :)"},{"author_name":"deniska","author_uid":"25389","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1377527100,"text":"Nice concept. It's like controlling rover on another planet, except it's a bird."},{"author_name":"TheJackiMonster","author_uid":"14882","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1377527100,"text":"Cool idea to play with lags! :D"},{"author_name":"ratalaika","author_uid":"25607","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:31pm","epoch":1377527160,"text":"Nice Work!"},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1377527280,"text":"Bringing lag in as an aspect of gameplay is genius. I found the first level doable, but the second was already too hard for me. But then, I suck at platformers of all kinds :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I love the graphics and subtle sound effects. The really fast retry cycle is great, and that you don't have to walk back out to the eggs if you die on the way back."},{"author_name":"Just Tom","author_uid":"24929","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:34pm","epoch":1377527340,"text":"Quite, very pretty and bloody frustrating. The good kind though, I kept trying because I felt myself getting better, adding lag bit by bit is a great way to learn a level before being challenged in it!"},{"author_name":"Dioiminik","author_uid":"16076","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:44pm","epoch":1377531540,"text":"Overall a, though short, pretty good game :) nicely done"},{"author_name":"sgehlich","author_uid":"15282","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:46pm","epoch":1377531660,"text":"Overall a good game :) I like the idea of adding lag, although it makes the game a lot lot harder. Didn't get past level 2 :D"},{"author_name":"Tipyx","author_uid":"20954","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:40pm","epoch":1377545700,"text":"Ah ah ah, excellent frustrating game :D"},{"author_name":"porglezomp","author_uid":"21051","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1377546120,"text":"SO HARD! Quite fun game."},{"author_name":"Jacob123","author_uid":"26000","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:19pm","epoch":1377548040,"text":"This game is awesome! Love the concept of lag! It makes me angry and it makes me laugh! If that even makes sense. :D"},{"author_name":"Split82","author_uid":"15279","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1377549300,"text":"Lag concept is innovative :)"},{"author_name":"LegacyCrono","author_uid":"3093","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1377549540,"text":"The idea is pretty cool, I like it! I had some troubles with jumping, it seems that you bump off the ground sometimes and you can't jump, what makes it pretty difficult. In any case, nicely done!"},{"author_name":"immanuela","author_uid":"26039","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:12am","epoch":1377565620,"text":"Now this is an idea I've never seen before. I enjoyed playing it! The sound effects were particularly good - I did let LagBird fall down into the pits a few times so hear the bird sound :D"},{"author_name":"Jayjay","author_uid":"5475","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:53am","epoch":1377571680,"text":"Interesting use of lag =]"},{"author_name":"davisan","author_uid":"10464","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1377605340,"text":"Nice concept!"},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 11:57pm","epoch":1377647520,"text":"This was the first time I've ever seen lag as a gameplay mechanic.  Ruthlessly annoying... but I mean it in a good way.  I liked the bird."},{"author_name":"Zccc","author_uid":"14205","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 11:31am","epoch":1377775560,"text":"Amazing idea, I had fun completing this :D"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 8:19am","epoch":1377850440,"text":"Nice ramping up of the difficulty!"},{"author_name":"Diptoman","author_uid":"25325","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 11:04am","epoch":1377946740,"text":"I love the concept of using lag as a gameplay mechanic. Very innovative! I'd buy a more polished version of this with more scenarios to abuse the lag other than platforming difficulties. :)"},{"author_name":"vikingpotato","author_uid":"27438","time":"Sep 3, 2013 @ 6:44am","epoch":1378190340,"text":"This is the first time i enjoyed a lag! \r<br\/>I like the way you mind worked, please upgrade your internet connection now!"},{"author_name":"van noctar","author_uid":"21196","time":"Sep 3, 2013 @ 11:56am","epoch":1378209060,"text":"Very good game, gameplay is very difficult but it's ineresting, i like the theme!"},{"author_name":"Foxtacy","author_uid":"12398","time":"Sep 3, 2013 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1378250460,"text":"Really good, with some improvements on the graphics, you could make this an interesting game! :)"}],"images":["ld27\/15043-ea8e3b84616dc4e4eac33ad78748bc2f.jpg","ld27\/15043-8d0d84eaf8ffb2fb559f7fdc97b85ba4.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.pcnogueira.com.br\/jogos\/lagbird\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.pcnogueira.com.br\/jogos\/lagbird\/LagBird.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"23267","g_author":"15043","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"23297","g_title":"LagBird","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"322","g_commentcount":"25","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/15043-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/15043-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are lagbird, the more eggs you have on your nest, more laggy will be your controls.\r\nIn this game, the bad villain PACKETLOSS made your eggs land on a diferent location, so you have to grab them all. You have 10 seconds to grab each egg before the TIMEOUT.\r\n\r\nRemember, eggs will add lag, so choose the eggs you grab wiselly.\r\n\r\nI think this is my first ludumdare game that has sound and animations, I had time since I used C2, almost no time spent on programming (was a little less fun, but I enjoyed drawing the animations).","title":"LagBird"}